Bobcats Journey to Missoula to Face Griz on Saturday

GAME 26

MONTANA STATE (14-11, 8-4 BIG SKY) vs MONTANA (14-11, 8-4 BIG SKY)

Date: Saturday, Feb. 14

Time: 7 p.m. MT

Venue: Dahlberg Arena

Location: Missoula, Mont.

TV: Scripps Sports/ESPN+

Radio: Bobcat Radio Network

MSU Records: Home 9-2, Road 4-9, Neutral 1-0

UM Records: Home 9-5, Road 5-6, Neutral 0-0

Series: UM leads, 158-153    

Last Meeting: W, 76-67 (1/17/26)   

STORYLINES

BRAWL PT. 2: Montana State opens a three-game street stretch in Missoula for a rivalry matchup with Montana on Saturday (Scripps/ESPN+). For the second time this season, each groups are getting into the Brawl of the Wild with the identical document as they appear to enhance their seeding for the upcoming Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship.

CAN THEY COMPLETE THE SWEEP?: Montana State seeks to brush the season collection in opposition to Montana for the primary time for the reason that 2022-23 season with a win on Saturday. The Cats defeated the Griz, 76-67, within the first matchup of the season in Bozeman and can search for their first win in Dahlberg Arena since Jan. 21, 2023, after they defeated the Grizzlies, 67-64.

MILLER DOES IT ALL: Jed Miller has opened Big Sky play on a tear, dropping 20 or extra factors six occasions and including a pair of double-doubles within the first 12 video games of the convention slate. In MSU’s most up-to-date sport vs. Eastern Washington on Feb. 7, he tallied 13 factors in his ninth-straight double-digit outing. Miller presently leads the Bobcats in factors (14.4) rebounds (5.4), assists (2.5), steals (1.7), and minutes (33.6) per sport, is second on the staff in three-point share (41.7%), and is second in area objective share amongst Bobcat guards (47.2%). His three-point share is sweet for thirty third within the nation. Miller’s 70 threes in 2025-26 locations him tied for tenth for many threes in a season in program historical past. He will transfer right into a tie for ninth with 72 threes and eighth when he reaches 75.

MCMAHON REMAINS RELIABLE: Patrick McMahon continues to function a key piece of Montana State’s offense, rating second on the staff in factors (13.5) and assists (2.0) per sport and third in rebounds per sport (4.5). He has scored in double figures in 18 of 25 video games this season, together with 5 20-point performances, and most lately tallied a career-high six assists in opposition to Eastern Washington on Feb. 7, essentially the most by a Bobcat in a sport this yr. McMahon is the Thirteenth-leading scorer within the Big Sky.

KING IN CONFERENCE PLAY: Christian King has been one of many Bobcats’ most dependable scorers this season, tallying 14 double-digit scoring performances, together with three 20-point video games, in 21 appearances this season. King scored a career-high 27 factors within the Bobcats’ 68-64 win at Eastern Washington on Jan. 8 and added 20 factors in opposition to Weber State and 23 factors at Sacramento State in back-to-back video games on Jan. 24 and Jan. 29. He is the Bobcats’ second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder in Big Sky play, averaging 13.3 factors and 4.8 rebounds per sport since Jan. 1.

HODGES, DAVIS STRONG ON DEFENSE: Chris Hodges and Jeremiah Davis present a robust defensive presence for the Cats. Hodges leads the Cats with 26 complete blocks this season whereas averaging 1.0 swats per sport to rank third and fourth within the Big Sky in these respective classes. He held a streak of eight-straight video games with a block to start out Big Sky play. Davis is second on the staff and fifth within the Big Sky in steals with 34 this season, and his 1.4 steals per sport is sixth within the convention.

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: The Bobcats commit fewer turnovers than some other staff within the Big Sky with simply 10.3 giveaways per sport (53rd nationally) whereas additionally rating second within the convention with a 1.4 turnover margin. Defensively, Montana State ranks second within the convention in scoring protection, permitting simply 70.7 factors per sport. The Bobcats are a powerful 11-3 when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent and are 3-8 when turning over the ball the identical variety of occasions or greater than the opposing staff.

A LOOK AT THE GRIZZLIES: Montana enters Saturday’s matchup following per week off of play, final defeating Idaho, 73-68, in Misosula. The Grizzlies are one of many strongest-shooting groups within the nation, rating first within the Big Sky and twenty first in Division I with a 49.9% clip this season. They additionally rank twenty second within the nation in free-throw share (77.3%). Montana limits groups to only 73.0 factors per sport, rating third within the Big Sky. Money Williams is the Big Sky’s second-leading scorer with 19.4 factors per sport (forty second in Division I) and ranks third within the convention in assists with 5.2 per sport.

LOGIE CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAYS: Montana State head coach Matt Logie is not any stranger to profitable, proudly owning a 322-105 (.754) profession head teaching document throughout all NCAA divisions. Logie’s 322 victories rank second amongst lively Division I head coaches 45 years previous or youthful behind first-year Iowa head coach Ben McCollum with 443.

THE MATT LOGIE FILE: Third-year MSU head coach Matt Logie has taken his groups to the NCAA Tournament in 12 of his 14 seasons as a head coach, and is believed to be simply the second males’s coach in historical past to steer groups to the Big Dance on the Division I, Division II, and Division III ranges (Tobin Anderson). Logie ranks Fortieth in NCAA males’s basketball historical past in profession profitable share (.754) and is Fifteenth amongst lively head coaches. Logie got here to Montana State after 4 seasons at Point Loma (Division II), the place his groups rolled up an 82-23 document with three convention championships, and eight seasons at Whitworth (Division III), the place his groups went 194-35.

CAT TRACKS

+ Montana State seeks a season sweep over Montana when the 2 groups meet in Missoula on Saturday. The two groups are virtually even within the all-time collection, with Montana holding a slight 158-153 benefit.

+ The Bobcats and Grizzlies are deadlocked at 5 wins apiece within the final 10 video games. Four of these video games have been performed in Dahlberg Arena, with the Griz holding a 3-1 benefit in these video games. The Bobcats final defeated the Grizzlies in Missoula in 2023.

+ Patrick McMahon and Jed Miller are every set to play their 97th sport in a Bobcat uniform on Saturday. The seniors are on observe to achieve the 100-game milestone for his or her collegiate careers in opposition to Portland State on Feb. 26 in Worthington Arena. They will then additionally rejoice senior evening alongside Davian Brown and Chris Hodges within the Bobcats’ penultimate house sport of the season.

+ The Bobcats checked in at No. 134 within the Jan. 22 model of the NCAA NET Rankings, one of the best rating amongst Big Sky Conference groups. That mark is Montana State’s highest rating beneath head Coach Matt Logie since his arrival in Bozeman initially of the 2023-24 season. As of Feb. 12, the Bobcats rank 147th within the nation and second within the Big Sky behind Portland State (No. 120).

+ Bobcat basketball gamers have produced a plethora of 20-point video games this season, with 4 completely different Cats combining for 18 such performances this yr. Jed Miller has six 20-point video games, Patrick McMahon trails simply behind with 5, Davian Brown provides 4, and Christian King has three. King and Miller share the title of most factors in a sport by an MSU participant this season, with King tallying 27 factors at Eastern Washington on Jan. 8 and Miller matching that mark in opposition to Weber State on Jan. 24. A pair of Bobcats have scored 20 factors in the identical sport 4 occasions this season. Miller and Brown tallied 24 and 21 factors, respectively, in opposition to Northern Colorado (Jan. 1), King (27) and McMahon (20) achieved the feat at Eastern Washington simply seven days later (Jan. 8), and Miller and King each reached the 20-point mark in back-to-back video games vs. Weber State on Jan. 24 (Miller 27, King 20) and at Sacramento State on Jan. 29 (Miller 25, King 23).

+ The Bobcats proceed to learn from prolific manufacturing from a number of scorers, with 4 Cats scoring in double figures in 15 of Montana State’s 25 video games. Jed Miller (14.4 ppg) has tallied 10 or extra factors in 20 contests thus far, Patrick McMahon (13.5 ppg) has 17 such video games, Christian King (12.2 ppg) has 14 video games with 10 or extra factors, and Davian Brown (12.7 ppg) follows simply behind with 13 double-digit scoring efforts. Jeremiah Davis provides 9 outings with 10 or extra factors, Chris Hodges and Seth Amunrud have 4 double-digit performances this yr, and Cavin Holden and Jaden Steppe have scored in double figures twice. Howie Keene and Waka Mbatch have every surpassed the 10-point mark as soon as.

+ Jed Miller has loved a stellar senior season, scoring in double figures in 20 of 25 video games thus far whereas becoming a member of Chris Hodges as certainly one of two Bobcats to look and begin in all 23 contests in 2025-26. He has tallied six of his seven profession 20-point performances this season, all of which got here in Big Sky play, and likewise recorded his first two profession double-doubles in opposition to Montana on Jan. 17 (11 factors, 11 rebounds) and at Sacramento State on Jan. 29 (25 factors, 11 rebounds). Miller is third within the Big Sky and thirty third within the nation in three-point share with a 41.7% clip. He additionally ranks second within the Big Sky in steals this season, tallying 43 swipes in 25 video games, whereas rating second within the convention in steals per sport with 1.7 takeaways per contest. 

+ Jeremiah Davis and Christian King shared the staff lead in scoring with 14 factors every in Montana State’s 72-71 loss to Eastern Washington on Feb. 7. Jed Miller added 13 factors as all eight lively Bobcats scored within the sport. Patrick McMahon’s career-high six assists marked essentially the most by a Bobcat in a sport this season. Chris Hodges had a team-best six boards.

+ Four Bobcats scored in double figures in Montana State’s 73-66 win over Idaho on Feb. 5. Jed Miller tallied 15 factors to steer the Bobcats, Patrick McMahon posted 14, and Jeremiah Davis and Seth Amunrud every added 11 in a balanced effort for the Bobcats. Defensively, Davis and Christian King led the staff with three steals, and Chris Hodges tallied three blocks to steer the Cats.

+ Jeremiah Davis matched his profession excessive with 16 factors to share the staff lead with Patrick McMahon within the Bobcats’ loss to Portland State on Jan. 31. Davis shot 6-of-12 from the ground and 2-of-3 from three in Portland to tally his seventh double-digit scoring efficiency of the season. Davis ranks fifth within the Big Sky with 34 steals this season.

+ Jed Miller posted his second profession double-double with 25 factors (8-of-15 FG, 6-of-12 3FG) and 11 rebounds, and Christian King added 23 factors, seven rebounds, and two assists within the Bobcats’ slim 83-80 loss to Sacramento State on Jan. 29. It marked the fourth time this season that two Bobcats dropped 20 factors in the identical sport this season, with Miller and King doing so in back-to-back video games in opposition to Weber State (Jan. 24) and the Hornets (Jan. 29).

+ Jed Miller and Christian King each had profession video games to raise Montana State to its fourth-straight win, 91-88, over Weber State on Jan. 24. Miller poured in 27 factors on 9-of-14 taking pictures whereas including 5 rebounds, three assists, and one steal, and King tallied 20 factors, three rebounds, and one block within the victory. The win helped Montana State safe an ideal 5-0 house document within the month of January.

+ Davian Brown tallied 11 factors within the first half of Montana State’s 91-88 win over Idaho State on Jan. 24 earlier than leaving the sport with an damage. The efficiency marked Brown’s fifth-straight double-digit scoring efficiency. Brown has scored 20 or extra factors 33 occasions in his collegiate profession and has 114 complete double-digit scoring performances in 168 profession video games. 13 of these have come through the 2025-26 season. 

+ Jed Miller tallied 20 factors to steer Montana State in opposition to Idaho on Jan. 10. In the Bobcats’ subsequent sport in opposition to Montana on Jan. 17, he recorded his first profession double-double with 11 factors and 11 rebounds, marking MSU’s second double-double of the season alongside Jeremiah Davis’ 12 factors and 11 rebounds vs. Northwest on Dec. 22. He then tallied 20 factors once more to steer MSU in scoring in its Jan. 22 win over Idaho State.

+ Davian Brown led the Bobcats with a powerful 24 factors within the Cats’ 76-67 win over Montana on Jan. 17, marking his fourth 20-point outing of the season. In the Bobcats’ street win over Northern Colorado two days later (Jan. 19), he dropped a team-high 16 factors to raise the Cats to a 73-68 victory. 

+ Chris Hodges poured in a career-high 18 factors whereas making eight of 12 pictures in a slim loss to Idaho on Jan. 10. He additionally tallied 4 rebounds, two assists, and one block to increase his streak to four-straight video games with a block. That streak would ultimately lengthen to eight to open Big Sky play.

+ Patrick McMahon surpassed the 700-point mark for his profession together with his 16-point effort at Idaho on Jan. 10. He entered the sport needing simply seven factors to surpass the brink and did so together with his closing bucket within the Bobcats’ remaining possession of the primary half. The redshirt senior ranks second on the staff in scoring with 13.5 factors per sport, which ranks Thirteenth within the Big Sky.

+ Montana State noticed its conference-leading five-game profitable streak snapped in a 92-89 loss to Idaho on Jan. 10. The streak was their longest for the reason that Cats received eight-straight video games from Feb. 11-March 8, 2023 to clinch a spot within the NCAA Tournament through the 2022-23 season. The Cats’ 3-0 begin in Big Sky play marked their first time profitable their first three convention video games for the reason that 2017-18 season. With the Bobcat ladies additionally beginning 3-0, it marked the primary time each groups achieved the mark in the identical season since 2001-02.

+ Christian King posted Montana State’s prime scoring effort of the season up to now within the Bobcats’ 68-64 win over Eastern Washington on Jan. 8. The redshirt sophomore dropped a career-high 27 factors on 9-of-16 taking pictures off the bench to steer the Bobcats within the win, additionally tallying seven rebounds and one block. It marked his second-straight sport setting a brand new profession excessive in scoring following his 18-point effort in opposition to Northern Arizona on Jan. 3.

+ Patrick McMahon posted his fifth 20-point efficiency of the season in opposition to Eastern Washington with a stat line of 20 factors (7-of-13 FG), 5 rebounds, and three assists. The sport marked the second time in three contests that two Bobcats scored 20 or extra factors in the identical sport (Miller/Brown vs. Northern Colorado, Jan. 1). 

+ Chris Hodges tallied profession highs in rebounds (11), blocks (3), and steals (2) in opposition to Eastern Washington on Jan. 8, tying the best marks by a Bobcat this season together with his rebound and block tallies. He recorded two or extra blocks in three-straight contests to start out Big Sky play. 

+ The Bobcats ranked first within the Big Sky within the Jan. 6 model of the KenPom College Basketball Ratings, coming in at 157th within the nation. Montana State additionally ranked second amongst Big Sky groups within the Jan. 6 NCAA Men’s Basketball NET rankings with a No. 137 nationwide rating, coming in only one spot behind No. 136 Idaho State.

+ Jed Miller scored 20 or extra factors for the second-straight sport and the third time in his profession together with his 22-point efficiency in opposition to Northern Arizona on Jan. 3, surpassing the 400-point mark for his profession together with his first basket in opposition to the Jacks. Christian King added career-highs in factors (18) and rebounds (9) to assist the Cats begin 2-0 in Big Sky play.

+ Jed Miller tallied a then-career-high 24 factors on 9-of-14 taking pictures to steer a bunch of spectacular performances in Montana State’s win over Northern Colorado on Jan. 1. Miller and Davian Brown (21 factors, 6-of-9 FG) turned the primary Bobcat duo to attain 20 factors in the identical sport since Tyler Patterson (26) and Jabe Mullins (20) at Sacramento State on March 1, 2025. Jeremiah Davis added a career-high 16 factors on 7-of-10 taking pictures, and Christian King posted 14 factors for his eighth double-digit efficiency in 10 appearances to start out the season. Those 4 gamers mixed for 75 of the Bobcats’ 89 factors in opposition to the Bears.

+ The Bobcats improved to 7-3 of their final 10 convention openers, together with wins in three of their final 4 Big Sky openers, with an 89-75 win over Northern Colorado on Jan. 1.

+ Five Bobcats scored in double figures for the second time this season in MSU’s 93-54 win over Northwest on Dec. 22. Jeremiah Davis, Patrick McMahon, and Howie Keene all tallied 12 factors within the victory whereas Jaden Steppe added 11 and Christian King chipped in 10. Keene’s 12 factors marked his profession excessive, and Davis’ 12 factors paired with 11 rebounds have been good for his first profession double-double and MSU’s first of the yr. McMahon’s team-leading scoring effort in opposition to the Eagles mixed together with his 26 factors at Cal Poly helped him earn Big Sky Co-Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors, his first profession Big Sky weekly award.

+ Patrick McMahon and Christian King each set new profession highs in scoring within the Bobcats’ 83-80 win over Cal Poly on Dec. 16. McMahon tallied 26 factors on 11-of-14 taking pictures, and King posted 16 factors in his return from an damage that sidelined him for 4 video games. McMahon additionally set a brand new profession excessive in assists with 5 in opposition to the Mustangs.

+ Davian Brown tallied 21 factors in opposition to Oral Roberts on Dec. 6, taking pictures 6-of-13 from the sector, together with 5-of-11 from three. Brown additionally matched his profession excessive in steals with 4 in a season-high 34 minutes of play. 

+ Montana State checked in at 153rd within the nation within the KenPom College Basketball Ratings on Dec. 4 following its 82-74 victory over St. Thomas the day earlier than, inserting the Bobcats one spot forward of Northern Colorado for the best rating by a Big Sky staff. The Cats posted a No. 144 NET rating on the identical day, good for fourth within the convention.

+ Bozeman native Seth Amunrud impressed in his Bobcat debut in opposition to St. Thomas, tallying 16 factors on 6-of-11 taking pictures, together with 4-of-8 from three to assist the Bobcats earn the victory over the Tommies. 14 of these factors, together with a go-ahead three, got here within the second half. Amunrud additionally tallied 4 steals within the contest.

+ Patrick McMahon had back-to-back profession performances in opposition to Utah State on Nov. 29 and St. Thomas on Dec. 3. Against the Aggies, the redshirt senior from Palmer, Alaska, tallied a career-high 26 factors to go along with season highs in rebounds (8), assists (3), and steals (1) in a career-high 40 minutes performed. He adopted up that efficiency with 24 factors, seven rebounds, a career-high 5 assists, and one steal in opposition to the Tommies.

+ Five Bobcats – Jeremiah Davis (15), Chris Hodges (14), Davian Brown (13), Jed Miller (12), and Patrick McMahon (10) – tallied 10 or extra factors in opposition to Long Beach State on Nov. 21, the primary time 5 or extra Bobcats reached double figures in the identical sport since a 108-104 additional time loss to Eastern Washington on March 2, 2024.

+ Jeremiah Davis had one of the best sport of his profession thus far in opposition to Long Beach State, tallying profession highs in factors (15), steals (3), and minutes (25). He shot a powerful 6-of-7 from the sector to steer Montana State to a 78-72 victory and earned his first profession begin within the Bobcats’ subsequent sport at Utah State. Chris Hodges additionally impressed in a breakthrough sport that noticed him obtain profession highs in 5 classes with a stat line of 14 factors, 5 rebounds, three assists, and one steal in 35 minutes in opposition to the Beach.

+ Graduate switch Davian Brown eclipsed the two,000-point milestone for his collegiate profession through the Bobcats’ win over Long Beach State on Nov. 21. The native of Pasadena, Calif., tallied 1,447 factors throughout his 4 years on the NAIA degree between The Master’s University (2020-22) and Lewis-Clark State (2022-24) earlier than pouring in 515 factors in his lone season at Biola (2024-25). Brown has 2,182 profession factors and counting, together with 267 over his first 21 video games as a Bobcat.

+ Christian King and Waka Mbatch every tallied profession highs in factors in opposition to Nobel on Nov. 20. King matched his profession excessive for the third time with 14 factors to go along with six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks to steer the staff in every class in opposition to the Knights. Mbatch recorded his first double-digit scoring efficiency with 13 factors whereas including 4 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.

+ Montana State restricted Boise State to only 62 factors on Nov. 15, the Broncos’ lowest factors complete in a sport this season till the Broncos fell to Grand Canyon, 75-58, on Jan. 7. The Cats outrebounded the Broncos, 36-35, whereas holding Boise State to only 17-of-51 (33.3%) from the sector and 8-of-28 (28.6%) from three-point vary.

+ Three Bobcats reached profession milestones in Montana State’s 75-73 loss to Denver on Nov. 9. Junior Cavin Holden tallied the 700th level and 2 hundredth help of his collegiate profession, Patrick McMahon surpassed 500 profession factors together with his opening bucket in opposition to the Pioneers, and Davian Brown performed in his one hundred and fiftieth profession school basketball sport.

+ The Bobcats rewrote the document books in opposition to Northwest Indian College on Nov. 5, posting the third-highest area objective share (64.7%) and third-most three-pointers made in a sport at school historical past (21) whereas matching MSU’s information for fifth-highest area objective complete (44), eighth-highest scoring effort (114), and ninth-most steals (15) in a sport.

+ Montana State’s 21 three-pointers in opposition to Northwest Indian College marked the Cats’ first time making 20 or extra threes in a sport since Dec. 16, 2023, after they drained 20 in opposition to SAGU American Indian College. It was additionally MSU’s highest three-point complete for the reason that Bobcats made 23 in opposition to Northwest Indian College on Dec. 27, 2022 en path to a 144-59 win. 144 factors is this system document for factors in a sport.

+ With the Bobcats’ win over Northwest Indian College on Nov. 5, Montana State has now received seven-straight house openers courting again to the 2019-20 season. The Bobcats’ final home-opening loss got here in opposition to Utah State, 101-71, to open the 2018-19 marketing campaign.

+ Three Bobcats made their first profession begins within the season opener at Colorado on Nov. 3. Senior Jed Miller acquired the primary beginning nod of his 72-game Bobcat profession whereas Christian King and Chris Hodges additionally began for the primary time of their MSU debuts. Central Washington switch Cavin Holden and Bobcat returner Patrick McMahon rounded out the Cats’ new-look beginning 5 in opposition to Colorado.

+ Montana State debuts a new-look lineup in 2025-26 with 10 newcomers becoming a member of 5 returning Bobcats on the 15-man roster. Redshirt senior Patrick McMahon and senior Jed Miller lead a crop of returners that additionally options redshirt junior Jeremiah Davis, who missed most of final season with an damage, redshirt sophomore Calum Rutherfurd, and redshirt freshman Grayson Gaddis. MSU’s seven-member switch class consists of Davian Brown (Biola), Cavin Holden (Central Washington), Christian King (Washington), Seth Amunrud (Dawson CC), Chris Hodges (Wisconsin), Waka Mbatch (Florida State) and Jaden Steppe (Colorado State). Freshmen Howie Keene, CJ Purdie, and James Steward spherical out the 2025-26 Bobcat roster.

+ Montana State faces two groups coming off of NCAA Tournament appearances in 2024-25, together with at-large choice Utah State (Nov. 29) and defending Big Sky Champion Montana (Jan. 17 & Feb. 14). Both groups fell to Big Ten opponents within the Round of 64 because the No. 10 Aggies have been ousted by No. 7 UCLA, 72-47, and No. 14 Montana fell to present Bobcat Chris Hodges and the No. 3 Badgers, 85-66.

+ Three present Bobcats have performed in a minimum of one NCAA Tournament sport, and two others have been members of groups that reached the event whereas they have been on the roster. Patrick McMahon scored seven factors in eight minutes in opposition to Texas Tech through the 2022 Round of 64, Chris Hodges appeared in NCAA Tournament video games for Wisconsin in three-straight years from 2023-25, and Jed Miller recorded an help in MSU’s First Four sport in opposition to Grambling State in 2024. Jaden Steppe performed in seven video games a member of Colorado State’s Mountain West Championship staff in 2024-2025, and Calum Rutherfurd redshirted throughout Montana State’s most up-to-date Big Sky Championship yr in 2023-24.

+ The Cats concluded the 2024-25 season with a 15-18 document, together with a 9-9 mark in convention play. Montana State completed fifth within the Big Sky common season standings and defeated No. 4 Idaho State in dominant style, 80-60, within the Big Sky Tournament quarterfinals earlier than falling to top-seeded Northern Colorado within the semis, 72-45. The defeat ended the Bobcats’ run of three-straight journeys to the NCAA Tournament from 2022-24, which marked the longest event streak by a Big Sky staff since Weber State appeared in three-straight NCAA Tournaments from 1978-80.

+ Redshirt senior Patrick McMahon loved a breakout yr final season, tallying 18 double-figure scoring performances in 2024-25. He posted 4 20-point performances off the bench in convention play, together with a then-career-high 23 factors within the regular-season finale vs Idaho on March 3, 2025. The lone starter getting back from final yr’s staff, McMahon averaged 9.9 factors and three.4 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per sport final season and owns a powerful .500 profession area objective share in 96 video games and counting as a Bobcat.

+ Jed Miller entered his fourth yr in Bozeman with 71 video games beneath his belt, one wanting Patrick McMahon’s 72 for essentially the most amongst lively gamers in a Bobcat uniform. Miller led MSU in steals final season with 43 whereas additionally dishing 74 assists in 33 video games.

+ Junior guard Cavin Holden was a prolific scorer on the Division II degree for Central Washington, averaging 15.1 factors per sport on 47.6% taking pictures through the 2024-25 season, together with a 43.8% mark from deep. Holden tallied 674 factors in simply two seasons at CWU and earned Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Year honors throughout his sophomore season.

+ Davian Brown joins the Bobcats for his remaining yr of collegiate eligibility in 2025-26, following within the footsteps of his older brother Darius, who performed on MSU’s Big Sky Championship and NCAA Tournament staff in 2022-23. Darius performed in 33 of 34 video games and averaged 9.1 factors on 46.5% taking pictures, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per sport en path to Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors and a Third-Team All-Conference Selection. Davian averaged 15.6 factors per sport final season at Division II Biola and enters the 2025-26 season with a complete of 1,915 factors scored throughout his five-year collegiate profession at Biola (D-II), Lewis-Clark State (NAIA), and The Master’s University (NAIA).

+ Chris Hodges supplies 40 video games of Big Ten expertise for the Bobcats as a graduate switch from Wisconsin. He was the Badgers’ 2024 recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award throughout his third yr in Madison. 

+ Washington switch Christian King provides one other 20 video games of Power Four expertise from his time within the Big Ten, tallying 50 factors and 31 rebounds throughout his redshirt freshman season in 2024-25. His father, Rich King, was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 14th decide within the 1991 NBA Draft.

+ Jeremiah Davis rejoins the Bobcats’ rotation after lacking the ultimate 20 video games of the 2024-25 season as a result of damage. During his eight-game stint with the Cats final season, Davis scored in double figures twice (vs. Northwest Indian, Nov. 11; at USC, Dec. 15).

+ Bozeman native Seth Amunrud returns house for his junior season after two years at Dawson Community College, the place he was an NJCAA Second-Team All-American this previous season after averaging 21.1 factors per sport and taking pictures 55.2% from the sector, 46.8% from three, and 88.7% from the road.

+ Montana State was picked for a share of fifth within the Big Sky Preseason Coaches’ Poll and sixth within the Big Sky Preseason Media Poll.

+ Logie’s 322-105 profession mark in 14 seasons is sweet for a .754 profitable share, Fifteenth-best amongst lively coaches at four-year colleges and the Fortieth-highest profitable share within the historical past of all NCAA males’s school basketball coaches. Logie’s groups have certified for the NCAA Tournament in 12 of his 14 years as a head coach at three completely different establishments, and his groups have received a minimum of 21 video games in each season save two he has coached in his profession.